Gustav Nyquist is a Swedish professional ice hockey player for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League . Nyquist was drafted 121st overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
Nyquist was born in Halmstad in southern Sweden. He and his family later moved to the city of Malm, where Nyquist began playing hockey for a local youth team, Limhamn Hockey. He later joined the Malm Redhawks organization, playing for their under 16,andteams. After graduation from high school with top grades he moved to the United States to the town of Orono, Maine, to continue his academic and hockey career at the University of Maine, where he played for the Black Bears.
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